our new puppy(DUW!!!!!!)

this a picture of our new siberian husky he is 12 weeks old and his name is Bentley. we have had him since he was 8 weeks old. Sorry about the messy house. My girlfriend and I have been busy with work and the new puppy!
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last one for now
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hair hair hair.............hair everywhere.......but great dogs........my best friend has one and it loves the snow........ :D

i love huskies...they rock!

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Originally Posted by reediculous

hair hair hair.............hair everywhere.......but great dogs........my best friend has one and it loves the snow........ :D

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ya my parents have one. but if you keep up on it and brush them at least 3 times a week or daily if you have time they are not bad. Very intelligent dogs if trained correct

what a cutie!!! I love the eyes!!!:love:

he has a kind of wise or old look in his eyes its rather funnyy lloking

Great markings!! Wonderful coat & an absolutely adorable puppy!! :D Congrats!!

my daughter is in love with your puppy.

she wants you to know that she would like to see more pics as bentley grows. ;)

Nice dogs, i had one his name was juno, i learned quick that they are very nosey dogs they always want to see wants around the next corner. if you walk him USE a harness not a regular leash thay pull like crazy. i learned the hard way, juno pulled so hard he worn his claws down and bled alot. I LOVE this breed, they are so friendly and loveable, oh and brushing 3 times a week or daily not gonna work, more like 3 times a day..lol. i rescued my juno so didnt have the pleasure to raise him so good luck with him, and have fun there great dogs.

Bentley is absolutely adorable:D

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Originally Posted by ZEKESMOM

Bentley is absolutely adorable:D

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Double ditto on that! :D

If trained properly no breed is any different to walk then any other. Though starting out Siberians can be headstrong so don't get discouraged if it takes him awhile to give in that he knows what you're talking about.

I agree, hair hair hair hair and guess what? More hair. That undercoat is crazy to clean up, not quite as bad as Mals though.
He's quite attractive, congrats on your new addition!

He's just adorable. I'll be he'll bet in heaven with the winters you get up there.

I have to disagree on the harness suggestion though...harnesses just allow the dogs to pull harder, instead of teaching them good behavior.

Training from early on is great, and there is no reason they can't learn to walk politely. If that fails though, or if you're starting off with a rowdy dog, I'm a huge fan of the Gentle Leader head-collars for pulling dogs.

I always laugh when I see people come in to the vet hospital being dragged by some huge ill-behaved brute in a harness, and gasping between breaths that they "just can't use a collar". I know that 10 minutes with a Gentle Leader and I could have the dog led by a child...it's all about leverage. :-)

Do get a proper sled harness and do pulling work though...it's tremendous fun!

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i guess you see more of this breed then i do, because everyone i see( being a sled dog and all) don't do well on normal leads. but i dont see as many paople with them. When i resuced juno he was for some reason raised on a chicken farm:eek: of all places. i when thru a seiberain husky rescuse and delt with them for a while, even they said its a tough breed to walk with a normal lead, i felt it was easier to walk him being 85lbs in a harness it felt like there was more control and when it did do sled work he wasnt chokeing. but hey every dog is different.

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He's just adorable. I'll be he'll bet in heaven with the winters you get up there.

I have to disagree on the harness suggestion though...harnesses just allow the dogs to pull harder, instead of teaching them good behavior.

Training from early on is great, and there is no reason they can't learn to walk politely. If that fails though, or if you're starting off with a rowdy dog, I'm a huge fan of the Gentle Leader head-collars for pulling dogs.

I always laugh when I see people come in to the vet hospital being dragged by some huge ill-behaved brute in a harness, and gasping between breaths that they "just can't use a collar". I know that 10 minutes with a Gentle Leader and I could have the dog led by a child...it's all about leverage. :-)

Do get a proper sled harness and do pulling work though...it's tremendous fun!

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my daughter is in love with your puppy.

she wants you to know that she would like to see more pics as bentley grows. ;)

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that can be arranged. we cant walk him without being stopped by everyone saying how cute he is. LOL

he is adoriable, how many times has kids come up to you and ask or said he looks like a wolf? we got that alot...its funny

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that can be arranged. we cant walk him without being stopped by everyone saying how cute he is. LOL

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as i i typed that my youngest just asked whos wolf??????? lol

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he is adoriable, how many times has kids come up to you and ask or said he looks like a wolf? we got that alot...its funny

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Originally Posted by slartibartfast

He's just adorable. I'll be he'll bet in heaven with the winters you get up there.

I have to disagree on the harness suggestion though...harnesses just allow the dogs to pull harder, instead of teaching them good behavior.

Training from early on is great, and there is no reason they can't learn to walk politely. If that fails though, or if you're starting off with a rowdy dog, I'm a huge fan of the Gentle Leader head-collars for pulling dogs.

I always laugh when I see people come in to the vet hospital being dragged by some huge ill-behaved brute in a harness, and gasping between breaths that they "just can't use a collar". I know that 10 minutes with a Gentle Leader and I could have the dog led by a child...it's all about leverage. :-)

Do get a proper sled harness and do pulling work though...it's tremendous fun!

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well as far as winter goes up here we haven't had one yet. last saturday it was 65 degrees out.. this morning it is 2 degrees. but as far as snow about 3 to 4 inches. last year at this time we had 3 to 4 feet. As fair as the harness goes thats what we have him on now. seems to work good. he has slipped out of a collar 3 times. yes it was tight, not inhumanly tight tho.

Oh what a lovely pup! I'm a big fan of the Gentle Leader. It's completely changed our lives with our own puppy Gunnar (9 month old mixed lab/boxer and a VERY stubborn dog).

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Not only for walking but it helps with excessive barking, jumping on people, grabbing up garbage left on the street (labs are horrid for that), I just can't say enough about these head collars being the way to go. Makes sense that you can move a horse or a cow around by it's head so why not a dog.

I had a lab x husky cross years ago. She was actually bred in the Canadian Yukon where they will mix a bit of labrador into pure Huskies to settle them down a bit. She was a pup that came out as too much lab, too little husky so wasn't wanted. Best thing I ever did with her was use a Gentle Leader for walks (any harness type thing only encouraged her instinct to pull harder). We did purchase her a proper padded pulling harness though and she thoroughly enjoyed pulling wagons and sleds around with kids in them or even helping haul wood for the woodstove. These northern breeds are bred to pull and to work and I really think they are happiest when they can do what their instincts drive them to.

Hope you have a really good fenced yard. Huskies and Mals tend to end up running loose as they are amazing jumpers, climbers and diggers and once out they will run like the wind. Oh and invest in some Kong dog toys, you cannot beat them for durability and they are a godsend when your puppy is teething. :)

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Hope you have a really good fenced yard. Huskies and Mals tend to end up running loose as they are amazing jumpers, climbers and diggers and once out they will run like the wind. Oh and invest in some Kong dog toys, you cannot beat them for durability and they are a godsend when your puppy is teething. :)

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your not kidding you leave a gate or the front door open a crack and thier gone, my dad came over one day and i went to let him in he was right in front ready to walk in and bam there goes juno. into the woods across the street. i couldnt see him i just looked at the tree top to see the birds getting flushed...lol

The problem with Mals and Siberians is that they have no 'territory'. Everything they see, is theirs. Unlike many other dogs who stake out 'home' as theirs.

I myself am still a fan of a good old fashioned training collar.

Harnesses are bad. And any dogs you see pulling are because they were allowed to develop the habit. Not the dogs fault but the owner that neglected to do any proper training with the poor creature.

And you know, I'm sure the rest of us would enjoy more pictures of this handsome handsome Bentley boy. :)

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your not kidding you leave a gate or the front door open a crack and thier gone, my dad came over one day and i went to let him in he was right in front ready to walk in and bam there goes juno. into the woods across the street. i couldnt see him i just looked at the tree top to see the birds getting flushed...lol

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i have had no problems with bentley so far. my parents also have a sib. husky and they have had no problems with him. its all about starting young. now by all means i do not beat the dog but you have to show them who's boss. Just like when they are in the wild they have a pack leader, mother, or father. you have to be there leader. when you are playing with a puppy speak in a hi pitched voice. they will relate this with another puppies palyful bark or playful growel(spelling??) when they are being bad or being a puppy speak in a deep voice dont yell but be firm. they will relate this to the father, mom, or pack leader that is pissed. just my :2cent:

i guess i should of said that he got lose on the third day that i rescued him.. my bad, like i said i rescued him and he was raised on a chicken farm and was let to run free only after he got into the chicken did his owner get rid of him other then that i had NO problems with him, i took some time to break him of pulling when walking but we did. some breeds have thing in them that there breed for, i dont care who you are i feel you'll never get a beagle not to bark at a rabbit its in there blood. huskey i feel like to run, some time or another they will.thats my:2cent: . god luck with your dog he's looks very nice...

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i have had no problems with bentley so far. my parents also have a sib. husky and they have had no problems with him. its all about starting young. now by all means i do not beat the dog but you have to show them who's boss. Just like when they are in the wild they have a pack leader, mother, or father. you have to be there leader. when you are playing with a puppy speak in a hi pitched voice. they will relate this with another puppies palyful bark or playful growel(spelling??) when they are being bad or being a puppy speak in a deep voice dont yell but be firm. they will relate this to the father, mom, or pack leader that is pissed. just my :2cent:

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i guess i should of said that he got lose on the third day that i rescued him.. my bad, like i said i rescued him and he was raised on a chicken farm and was let to run free only after he got into the chicken did his owner get rid of him other then that i had NO problems with him, i took some time to break him of pulling when walking but we did. some breeds have thing in them that there breed for, i dont care who you are i feel you'll never get a beagle not to bark at a rabbit its in there blood. huskey i feel like to run, some time or another they will.thats my:2cent: . god luck with your dog he's looks very nice...

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the only time my parents dog runs is when we go up to camp. when we yell for him he comes back. we are working on this with Bentley. we figure if we let him run with my parents husky he will learn. but timw will tell

how does your parents dog like camping? we use to take juno all the time, its was great fun until night time with all the coons. we only had a tent then and he drove us nuts. but we love it. now we have a camper but no juno...

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the only time my parents dog runs is when we go up to camp. when we yell for him he comes back. we are working on this with Bentley. we figure if we let him run with my parents husky he will learn. but timw will tell

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Awww Bently is adorable! I love the eyes! :love: :love:

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how does your parents dog like camping? we use to take juno all the time, its was great fun until night time with all the coons. we only had a tent then and he drove us nuts. but we love it. now we have a camper but no juno...

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my parents dog loves it. the only time we really have to crack the whip is when he see's a deer. at night when we are siting by the campfire he sits with us. the only time he really gets up is when he has to go to the bathroom. My parents own 20 acres up in milan,nh where my dad and i built a camp. Did juno like to go for rides?? my parents dog loves it. Bentley loves to ride too, but he is at the stage where he has to sit on my lap. and he getting a bit to big to be doing that

Raising a Husky has been a nightmare for me, but at almost 2 years old I still haven't given up and he's still cute as ever...

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very cute dog... any puppy can be a nightmare tho....some are better than others

he did, the day i resuced him he started out in the back seat then when i was on the highway 1 1/2 hours from home he went straight for my lap, i had to pull of the road, cause i had a big fur ball in front of me.

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my parents dog loves it. the only time we really have to crack the whip is when he see's a deer. at night when we are siting by the campfire he sits with us. the only time he really gets up is when he has to go to the bathroom. My parents own 20 acres up in milan,nh where my dad and i built a camp. Did juno like to go for rides?? my parents dog loves it. Bentley loves to ride too, but he is at the stage where he has to sit on my lap. and he getting a bit to big to be doing that

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he did, the day i resuced him he started out in the back seat then when i was on the highway 1 1/2 hours from home he went straight for my lap, i had to pull of the road, cause i had a big fur ball in front of me.

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lol bentley is not bad when he is calm but when he being playful he just goes for my hands and my feet. LOL

It's funny how their breed will show isn't it. My sister had an Irish Setter years ago. Not a terribly smart dog, lovely but a bit short on the brains. He did however retain his hunting instinct and every darn time they visited Duke insisted on trying to "flush" our pet budgie, Petie LOL. Poor Petie would sit in his cage chattering away at this big dumb red dog that was sure someone should come shoot the birdie he just found for us. Apparently Duke could not get that a budgie isn't a very good meal really and we'd rather not hunt the lovely feathered thing he was so intent on showing us LOL.

a couple more pictures.. i think this is the best one so far
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